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Alumni Newsroom
After 28 Scholarships Fund His UCLA Education, Double Bruin First-Gen Engineer Vows to Pay It Forward
On the first day of high school, Pedro Calderon ’25, M.S. ’26 learned he hadn’t been placed in a single honors or Advanced Placement class. The next morning, he went to his counselor and asked to be moved into the most rigorous courses the school offered.
UCLA Aerospace Engineering Alum Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for Work Reducing Air Pollution
Selene Sari ’18 wants to make clean air easier to capture — but instead of reinventing the air filter, she’s tackling contaminants themselves
UCLA Samueli Sends Off Class of 2026 with a Charge: Build Boldly, but Be Engineers Worth Trusting
Nearly 1,900 engineering and computer science students — 1,111 bachelor’s degree candidates on June 13 and 777 master’s and doctoral candidates on June 14 — walked across the stage to the applause of more than 11,000 family members and guests
Alumni Spotlight
Capella Kerst M.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ’14
“There were so many invaluable experiences at UCLA. The connections I made and the classes I took are things I use day to day in running my company” said the UCLA alumna and founder and CEO of geCKo Materials. “Beyond the technical knowledge, UCLA instilled in me an invaluable sense of positivity, resilience, and team spirit. The collaborative culture there — where everyone is aligned on making a positive impact for our planet — has been fundamental to how I approach building geCKo Materials and our mission.” Kerst was the winner of the 2025 UCLA Samueli “Rising Professional” Award. She currently resides in Northern California and is part of the EAA Bay Area Alumni Engagement Committee.
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